The Mediterranean Migrant Crisis Isn’t Merely Europe’s Problem to Solve
As many as one million desperate refugees and migrants will brave the Mediterranean Sea to flee conflict, oppression, and instability in Africa...
Kevin Burke
27 articles on Insights
Global JusticeThe Syrian Refugee Crisis Demands Our Attention
This March marks four years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. In these four years, over 210,000 human beings have...
Global JusticeThe Other Reason to Educate Girls
Programs seeking to improve girls’ education around the world have a laundry list of critical justifications supporting them. In particular, girls’ education...
Global JusticeThe Deterrent Effect of the International Criminal Court
In a time where horrible atrocities continue seemingly unabated in Nigeria, Syria, South Sudan, and beyond, we find ourselves wondering whether our...
Global CooperationThe Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis and Global Institutions
Following recent elections, Greece has us asking big questions about how its sovereign debt will be managed going forward. These questions carry...
Global CooperationThe Dictator Diplomacy Dilemma
He will be remembered…for his commitment to peace and for strengthening understanding between faiths. So said British Prime Minister David Cameron following...
Human RightsThe Criminal Misogyny of Boko Haram
We all remember #BringBackOurGirls, a movement built around protesting the kidnapping of over 200 girls from Chibok Government Secondary School in Borno...
Human RightsLong Live Freedom of Speech?
Following the despicable terrorist attacks on the staff of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7th, a public discussion...
Ending Statelessness
What would you do if you literally were not considered a person? Today over 10 million stateless people are living that reality...
Human RightsUN Should Deliver Humanitarian Aid Without Assad’s Consent
The number of people needing humanitarian aid in Syria has reached nearly 11 million - half the country's population. Yet with Syria's...
Global JusticeWorld Cup Puts Global Inequality on Display
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup underway in Brazil, it’s easy to ignore the headlines about protests in favor of the dramatic,...
Global JusticeElements of a Cosmopolitan Foreign Policy
Watching President Barack Obama deliver his commencement address at the US Military Academy, it's easy to be reminded that he has discussed...